The appendix, appendicitis, and appendectomy
Posted in Good Questions, Trade-offs on Jun 11th, 2008
The human appendix has long fascinated both biologists and physicians. A recent bout of appendicitis has heightened my interest in this organ and has stimulated me to write about it. Because of its small and variable size, an
The human vermiform appendix (image from the Talk Origins Archive; www.talkorigins.org)
d its apparent uselessness, Darwin (1871) believed that [...]
